If you thought playing an escape room was an activity reserved only for adults, you’d be mistaken! Maybe you already have a regularly scheduled game night with your family (and if not, why not, we have ideas for those too). Why not flip game night on its head, and bring the board game into real life! No, no, not like Jumanji, we mean by playing an escape room! Parents will be all too familiar with just how quickly an activity can become an ‘I’m bored’ moment for their kids, but in an escape room, from the moment that countdown begins, it’ll be non-stop entertainment all the way to the finish line!
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It’s Educational, But They Won’t Even Know
Getting kids to do their homework? Tedious. Getting kids to come have fun playing an escape room? Easy! Yet both of these activities hold the same skill-building benefits. It’s just like those recipes that hide vegetables in chocolate cake! We are huge advocates of holding a regular family game night, and playing an escape room is like one big immersive game! Teamwork, communication, critical thinking, analysis, decision making, and so many more awesome abilities, are all learned through an escape room experience. Not only will these skills set kids up for success in the real world and help build their confidence, but parents will additionally enjoy spending time together bonding as a family unit.
Utilize Their Inquisitive Nature
Kids are natural born escape room players, because they tend to be extremely inquisitive and observant. Have you ever been frustrated at the amount of times your kid has asked ‘but why?’ on repeat? Children are constantly demanding the answers to everything and anything, so put their persistence and curiosity to good use, and actually utilize it in an escape room setting. Sometimes we don’t give kids enough credit, and you may find they surprise you with their code-cracking abilities, hey, maybe all those video games actually taught them a thing or two about problem solving! Bonus: they’re also good at crouching down to get those difficult-to-reach clues, which can be a little trickier for ahem, the older players, to navigate.
Quality Time Away From Screens
These days, the reality is that kids spend more and more time in front of a screen, and in our modern world where technology is everywhere, it can feel unavoidable. It doesn’t help that content aimed at children has also become extremely fast paced to keep them constantly engaged, and it’s ended up in kids having very short attention spans. It can be difficult to match that same level of intensity in real life, in an activity that will keep kids interested for a prolonged period. Escape rooms have a constant flow of new exciting reveals, which helps keep kids engrossed since there is always something to look at or a puzzle to solve. We also recommend trying out some printable at-home escape room challenges, and we even have a free printable scavenger hunt for the little ones. Sometimes though, you just want to get out the house, and nothing beats the real deal.
Family Fun In All Weathers
When it’s raining, a lot of activities are out of the question. But if you’ve promised the kids a trip out, it can lead to disappointment all round. The great thing about escape rooms is that even when the rain won’t stop, the fun doesn’t stop at The Escape Effect! During a school break, it’s not just the kids that get bored looking at the same four walls…parents get bored too! Rather than visiting yet another kid-centric activity, escape rooms will keep every member of the family happy, after all, why should the kids get all the fun! So, let your offspring burn off some energy, and entertain them, (and you) for an extended period of time with feature-length fun, and our longer games also mean you’re getting more value for your money!
There is only one thing left to do, and it involves clicking that button below to get your game reserved! Once you’ve experienced our offerings here at The Escape Effect, you’ll no longer need to ask ‘Why should kids play escape rooms?’, because after you’ve had an amazing time being immersed into one of our action-packed adventures, you’ll know the answer for yourself! Here at the Escape Effect we also offer special kids pricing, so booking family bonding fun is now even more affordable…and we know how these days, that is more important than ever!
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